AP psych chapter 1

Introspection was the basic research tool used by ______ in order to study people's inner sensations and mental images.

Edward Titchener

Which psychologists was the first women to receive a Ph.D. in psychology after Harvard University declined to give Mary Calkins the Ph.D.

Margaret Washburn

Mr. Christian has designed a camera with buttons that are easy to reach and see. Mr. Christian is most likely...

engaged in applied research

Humanistic psychologists focused on the importance of....

healthy growth potential

Akira believes that her son has become a good student because she always praises his learning efforts. Her belief best illustrates a _____ perspective.

behavioral

In its early years, psychology focused on the study of _______, but from the 1920s into the 1960s, American psychologist emphasized the study of_____.

mental life; observable behavior

Which perspective most clearly focuses on how we learn observable responses?

behavioral

Mr. Lopez believes that severe depression results primarily from an imbalanced diet and abnormal brain chemistry. Mr. Lopez favors a _____ perspective on depression.

biological

The biological perspective is psychology would be most likely to emphasize that behavior is influenced by...

blood chemistry

Working in a community mental health center, Dr. Thatcher treats adults who suffer from severe depression. Dr. Thatcher is most likely a(n) _______ psychologist.

clinical

Dr. Caleigh conducts basic research on the relationship between adults' language skills and their capacity to solve mathematical problems. Dr. Caleigh is most likely a(n) _______ psychologist.

cognitive

Dr. MacPherson believes that the way students organize and think about the information in their textbooks will strongly influence their ability to later remember and use what they have studied. Dr. MacPherson's ideas most directly exemplify the ______ perspective.

cognitive

Dr. Winkle conducted basic research on the systematic changes in intelligence associated with aging. It is most likely that Dr. Winkle is a(n) ______ psychologist.

developmental

Dr. Veenstra conducts basics research on the impact of racial prejudice on behavior. Dr. Veenstra is most likely a(n) ______ psychologist.

social

Dr. Wilson attributes the delinquent behaviors of many teens to the pressures associated with being members of street gangs. Her account best illustrates a(n) ______ perspective.

social-cultural

The distinctive feature of the psychodynamic perspective is its emphasis on...

unconscious conflicts

The first psychological laboratory was established by...

Wilhelm Wundt

Charles Darwin believed that behaviors, such as the emotional expressions associated with human rage, could be explained by natural selection which early psychologist would be most likely to agree with Darwin's assessment?

William james

The early school of psychology known as functionalism was developed by...

Williams James

Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of....

behavior and mental processes

Which philosopher was the first to conclude that knowledge results from our memories of our experiences?

Aristotle

Professor Reed attempts to assess the relative contributions of heredity and home environment on children's susceptibility to depression. Her research best illustrates the concerns of the _____ approach.

Biopsychosocial

Depression is an illness that may be related to chemical imbalances in the brain, illogical thinking, and impaired social skills. Such an integrated explanation best illustrates the.....

Biopsychosocial approach

Descartes theory of how our brain controlled our reflexes involved which of the following?

Brain fluid and "animal spirits."

In Wilhelm Wundt's experiments, participants were asked to press a key as soon as the were consciously aware of perceiving a sound. By asking participants to examine and report their conscious experiences, Wundt was making use of which of the following?

Introspection

Who would have been most likely to ignore mental processes and to define psychology as "the scientific study of observable behavior"?

John B. Watson

Which of the following best describe the view of the mind held by Plato and Socrates?

The mind is seperate from the body and continues after the body dies.

Which perspective would suggest that the facial expressions associated with the emotions of lust and rage are inherited?

evolutionary

Dr. Ochoa develops tests to accurately identify the most qualified job applicants in a large manufacturing firm. Which psychological specialty does Dr. Ochoa's work best represent?

industrial-organizational psychology

Efforts to discover whether the intelligence of children is more heavily influenced by their biology by their home environments are most directly relevant to the debate regarding...

nature versus nurture